136 CR LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08525076 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-13

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

10 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 12.9y

15/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 12.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

10 charges (10/10 with lender, 10/10 with type)

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

80 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 mortgage

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 mortgage
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (53 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-30
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-30
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Charge satisfied #10
2026-03-30
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Charge satisfied #9
2026-03-30
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Charge satisfied #8
2026-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
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capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-04-28
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capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-07
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-09-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-01-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-31
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LI, Changfei resigned
director
2021-09-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-10
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-09-10
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Charge satisfied #6
2021-09-10
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Charge satisfied #4
2021-09-10
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Charge satisfied #3
2021-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-06-21
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Charge registered #10
Lender: C&M Wealth Global Limited
2020-06-08
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Charge satisfied #7
2020-06-08
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Charge satisfied #5
2020-05-27
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Charge registered #9
Lender: Octane Property Finance Limited
2020-05-27
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Charge registered #8
Lender: Octane Property Finance Limited
2019-06-26
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FIELDING, Gillian resigned
director
2017-06-19
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HOPKINS, Lindsay Gerrard resigned
director
2016-05-31
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Guidong Yang
2016-03-23
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Bridgeco Limited
2015-09-01
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Guidong Yang
2015-08-07
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CHEN, Ming appointed
director
2015-08-07
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FIELDING, Gillian appointed
director
2015-08-07
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HOPKINS, Lindsay Gerrard appointed
director
2015-08-07
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LI, Changfei appointed
director
2015-08-07
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PIERI, Evangelos resigned
director
2014-01-03
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Charge satisfied #2
2014-01-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2013-12-20
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BARCLAY, Harry Alexander resigned
director
2013-12-20
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PIERI, Evangelos appointed
director
2013-12-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bridgeco Limited
2013-12-20
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Bridgeco Limited
2013-05-28
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited

Showing most recent 50 of 53 events

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Tactic Capital Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Tactic Capital Management Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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136 CR LIMITED

This company · 08525076

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Tactic Capital Management Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	27/05/2020

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Lcgm Limitedceased 27/05/2020· significant influence
Bordercode Limitedceased 27/05/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-05-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

124 City Road

London

EC1V 2NX

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-29

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-10

Last: 2025-04-26

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CHEN, Ming→

director · ~45y · appointed 2015-08-07

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BARCLAY, Harry Alexander→

director · ~47y · appointed 2013-05-13 · resigned 2013-12-20

Resigned

FIELDING, Gillian→

director · ~69y · appointed 2015-08-07 · resigned 2019-06-26

Resigned

HOPKINS, Lindsay Gerrard→

director · ~68y · appointed 2015-08-07 · resigned 2017-06-19

Resigned

LI, Changfei→

director · ~52y · appointed 2015-08-07 · resigned 2021-12-31

Resigned

PIERI, Evangelos→

director · ~47y · appointed 2013-12-20 · resigned 2015-08-07

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:10 of 10 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	C&M Wealth Global C&M Wealth Global Limited	A registered charge	1 property	21/06/2020	30/03/2026
satisfied	Octane Property Finance Octane Property Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/05/2020	30/03/2026
satisfied	Octane Property Finance Octane Property Finance Limited	A registered charge	1 property	27/05/2020	30/03/2026
satisfied	Guidong Yang	A registered charge	1 property	31/05/2016	08/06/2020
satisfied	Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited	A registered charge	1 property	23/03/2016	10/09/2021
satisfied	Guidong Yang	A registered charge	1 property	01/09/2015	08/06/2020
satisfied	Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited	A registered charge	1 property	20/12/2013	10/09/2021
satisfied	Bridgeco Bridgeco Limited	A registered charge	1 property	20/12/2013	10/09/2021
satisfied	Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited	A registered charge	1 property	28/05/2013	03/01/2014
satisfied	Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Limited	A registered charge	1 property	28/05/2013	03/01/2014

Recent filings (80 total)

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-03-30

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-03-30

mortgage-satisfy-charge-full

mortgage · MR04

2026-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-06

capital-cancellation-shares

capital · SH06

2025-04-28

capital-return-purchase-own-shares

capital · SH03

2025-04-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-03-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2022-09-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-09-07

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-09-07